Bucket



March 2 3, 1943. 1'. H. JHNs ETAL BUCKET Filed D'ec. 1,9, 1940 Patented Mar. 23, 1943 BUCKET Thomas H. Johns, Swissvale, and Paul W.

- Sylvander, McKeesport, Pa.

Application December 19, 1940, Serial No. 370,766

1 claim.' (o1. zzo-1) 'I'his invention relates to new and useful improvements in pails or buckets for use in combination ,as containers for liquids that are em- :ployed successively for cleaning purposes.

It is among the objects of the invention to Iprovide a bucket adapted for use as a single container unit or in combination with another unit or with the conventional shape of bucket.

It is a further object 'of the invention to provide a bucket shaped to have two of its sides adapted for coaction with complementary-shaped sides of a similar Ibucket -imit in a manner that the bails or handle portions of two units, when simultaneously gripped, suspend the center of gravity of the buckets and their fluids in vertical alignment with the pails.

Another object of the invention is to construct the bucket having the above-stated characteristics in a compact and sturdy manner by employing a combination reinforcing ring, pail holder' and hanger, to which the body ofthe bucket is secured.

These and other objects of the invention will The utility of the bucket of Figs. 1 to 3 will new be described in connection with Figs.- 4 to 7 in'- elusive of the drawing.

In Fig. 4 the kidney-shaped bucket is shown with its hanger 9 hooked over the rim of a conventional water bucket, the inner or concave shaped wall of the bucket coacting with the con- `vex outer wall of the standard bucket so as to be fully supported thereby.'r This arrangement of buckets permits placing the large bucket y'I I, which presumably contains more liquid than the small bucket, onl a. narrow shelf or step-ladder, permitting the smaller bucket to overhang. It is for this reason that the small bucket is shorter than the conventional bucket, so. that it will not interfere with the proper setting of the larger bucket on a small area.. 1

In the arrangement shown in Figs. 5 and 7, two

' of the kidney-shaped buckets are joined by cobecome more apparent from a consideration of the accompanying drawing constituting -a part hereof in which like reference characters designate like parts, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of -a bucket embodying 4the principles of this invention;

Fig. 2 a front elevational view thereof;

Fig. 3 a side elevational view partially in crosssection;

Fig. 4 a top Aplan view of a bucket assembly;

Fig. 5 a similar view;

Fig. 6 a. side elevational view of shown in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 7 a side elevational View of the assembly shown in Fig. 5.

`the assembly With reference to Figsvl to 3 inclusive of the y drawing, the structure therein illustrated comprises an inverted hollow base portion I of substantially kidney shape and a body or wall portion 2, ,the lower end of which interacts with a turned-over flange 3 of the base I to form a leakproof joint. The tofp of the wall portion 2 is provided vwith an overlapping bead 4 that engages a reinforcing ring 5, the member 5 being a onepiece member, the ends of which terminate at 6,

Fig. 1.

The ring 5 is provided with upstanding --bail holders I for receiving the bail or handle 8, and is provided withV a depending hanger portion 9',

the sides I0 of which flare inwardly as shown in Fig. 1 for the purpose hereinafter stated.

The bucket, thus described, constitutes a rigid durable container which is relatively simple to produce.

As shown 1n Fig. a'the height o f the bucket is slightly less thantheheight of a conventional water bucket designated by the numeral I I, for a purpose to be hereinafter stated.

action of the concave and convex faces of the buckets, with the hanger of one bucket overlapping and resting on the rim of the other bucket. The bails 8 of the bucketsV may thus be brought together, as shown in Fig. 7, so that both buckets :may be lifted simultaneously with a perfect balance of the load. f;

One of the features ofthe small unit buckets is .that they can be more conveniently carried,

either singly or in pairs, than the conventional form of double bucket, and their contents can'be renewed individually, without disturbing the con tents of the other bucket. This advantage ls also 'available when the kidney-shaped bucket is used in conjunction with the standard water pail the manner shownin Figs. '4 and 6.

These and other advantages, together with a sturdy construction and low manufacturing cost, give the herein-disclosed bucket the utility not found in other integrally joined bucket combinations.

Although one embodiment; ofthe invention has been herein illustrated and described, it will be evident to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made in the details of construction without departing from the principles herein set forth.

We claim:

- A :bucket comprising a container of substantially kidney shape inhorizontal cross-section, having flared concave and convex sides of complementary shape, the top of the bucket having a reinforcing ring with upstanding bail holders formed thereon, said ring having an integral depending hanger portionextending downward in a vertical plane on the outside across the concave side ofthe container, said hanger being shaped to nest'in the concavity of the container to permit stacking with similar containers beyond the lower extremiyof the hanger.

f l THOMASH.JOHNS.J.

PAIE-Ii W.- SYLVANDER. 

